A sleepy first half came to life with a minute left until the break.
Then Bayern München midfielder Arianna Caruso got the ball to the left at the penalty area line.
The Italian evaded her defender and then nicely curled the ball into the goalkeeper's right corner. A classy finish to an otherwise eventless half.
The second half was characterized by struggle and also lacked a few really dangerous scoring opportunities. The 1–0 goal held up for the rest of the match and Italy got a strong start to the championship.
In the same group as Italy and Belgium are also the big favorite for the title, Spain, and Portugal.
